Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Juventus confirm Real Madrid will buy back Morata

The Spain international is a reported transfer target
for Arsenal but Los Blancos are now expected to take advantage of the
buy-back clause in his contract this summer

Real Madrid are set to activate Alvaro Morata's buy-back clause at
Juventus and take him back to Santiago Bernabeu, according to the
Italian club's chief executive Giuseppe Marotta.
The Spain international scored seven league goals last season as Juve
romped to a fifth-successive Scudetto, his second Serie A title since
leaving the Spanish capital.
However, it appears that Morata's two-year stay in Turin is coming to
an end after Marotta told assembled reporters at a public event that
Madrid are planning to exercise a buy-back clause for the striker.
"Real Madrid have informed us of their intention to exercise the
right to buy back [Morata], we are just waiting for a written offer,"
Marotta is quoted as saying.
"Only then will we see how to proceed, but at the moment the possibility of Morata staying are slim.
"He will leave Turin and return to Spain."
Rumours in the press have been circulating for months that Madrid
will re-sign Morata and sell him on again for a profit during the
close-season.
Premier League duo Arsenal and Chelsea are among those reportedly interested in signing the striker.
Morata has impressed at Euro 2016, the striker netting twice in Spain's 3-0 win over Turkey in their second Group D clash.
While Morata looks set to leave, Marotta confirmed there had been no
interest in talisman Paul Pogba despite the France international also
being linked with Madrid.

"We
have not received any offers [for Pogba]," he said. "He is a
fundamental and indispensable player for the present and future of
Juventus."
Marotta does hope to complete Juve's second signing of the close
season soon, though, with Dani Alves set to join Miralem Pjanic in Turin
upon the expiry of his Barcelona contract.
However, he does not expect fellow Barca star Javier Mascherano or
Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes to make the switch to Juventus Stadium.

He added: "Dani Alves will be in Turin in the beginning of next week,
but at the moment both Andre Gomes and [Javier] Mascherano look like
utopia for us."